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| HER Number: | MDV26975 |
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| Name: | Parallel reaves around Whittaburrow |
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Summary
A block of parallel reaves follow the axis of the Rippon Tor system running across Whittaburrow into Blackslade Newtake.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 732 753 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and walling remains of a Bronze Age coaxial field system around Pil Tor with remains of reaves, enclosures, hut circle settlements including Foales Arrishes, continuing south onto Blackslade Down
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/116/4
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PARALLEL REAVE SYSTEM (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1317 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Gawne, E. + Somers Cockes, J. V., 1968, Parallel Reaves on Dartmoor, 287 (Article in Serial). SDV345858.
Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, vol v 1046. (Report - Survey). SDV337078.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP, Recorded on map overlay. (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Parallel reave system with elements of fossilisation at SX73187520 and at SX73507535. There are rectangular fields at SX73477510 and fragments of old banks, apparently not directly related to the parallel reave system at SX73407531.
Middleton, R., 1998, Annotated map of the area around Wittaburrow (Plan - sketch). SDV290971.
Elements of this system are still visible on the ground.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Visible on aerial photography.
Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 16-17, 55, figure 11 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
A block of parallel reaves follow the axis of the Rippon Tor system running across Whittaburrow into Blackslade Newtake. Condition is stable.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1317. |
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| SDV290971 | Plan - sketch: Middleton, R.. 1998. Annotated map of the area around Wittaburrow. Digital. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. Recorded on map overlay.. |
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| SDV337078 | Report - Survey: Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H.. 1979. An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Vols I - V. A4 Comb Bound. vol v 1046.. |
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| SDV345858 | Article in Serial: Gawne, E. + Somers Cockes, J. V.. 1968. Parallel Reaves on Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 100. A5 Hardback. 287. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
| SDV359145 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 16-17, 55, figure 11. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7468 | Related to: Blackslade Longhouse (Building) |
| MDV7437 | Related to: Cairn and Cist on Blackslade Down (Monument) |
| MDV7537 | Related to: Cairn south of Wittaburrow (Monument) |
| MDV113255 | Related to: Drift lane south-east of Tunhill Rocks (Monument) |
| MDV113256 | Related to: Field east of Tunhill Rocks settlement (Monument) |
| MDV27951 | Related to: Field system around Whittaburrow, Widecombe in the Moor (Monument) |
| MDV43230 | Related to: Field system on the west slope of Blackslade Down near Tunhill Rocks (Monument) |
| MDV26972 | Related to: Hut circle settlement south-east of Wittaburrow, Widecombe in the Moor (Monument) |
| MDV43228 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosure on the east side of Tunhill Rocks (Monument) |
| MDV113271 | Related to: Leat south of Pil Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
- EDV1246 - Widecombe parish Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 12 2023 2:52PM |
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